Textfile.ReadtoString adds strange chars in front of UTF8 file

[Bl4ckSh33p]

Hi. In the past I used UTF8 for Textfiles but today I noticed that the action adds strange chars in front of the string which are not shown in notepad or notepad++ on Windows 10.

Output: "Textfilecontents"

I downloaded the file with HTTP.Download as type Text and when I change the file to ANSI it seems to work without the strange chars in front. Did this change with Windows 10? I always had to use UTF8 to keep some special chars intact.

[kingzooly]

If your changing the string in ams that might be why, you might have to use ulrichs plugin, far as I know AMS does not support UTF8 by default so it depends on if you was making ams change the file, what file is it I can also test in if you like I am on 10.

if you like make a wee demo and I test it for you.

[Bl4ckSh33p]

Thanks, it seems to work with ANSI now. But I just loaded the Textfile into a string to use for File.OpenURL to be able to update the link without making a new version of the app. When I used chars like "ä ß ü ö" in the past they were "broken" when not in UTF8 and I could load them without any problems in AMS. But I will try a few things later and see what happens.

[Imagine Programming]

The weird characters you're seeing are the BOM bytes. Read more...